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Ukrainian veterans with amputations perform exercises on sports prostheses during a training session on July 6, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Defenders of Ukraine who were seriously wounded at the front receive treatment and rehabilitation in the ‘Superhumans’ Rehabilitation Center. The need for quality prosthetics services inside Ukraine is already huge and continues to grow during ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war.

Conductor Ivan Cherednichenko performs during pre-premiere show of ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’ at Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet on June 14, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. ‘Dialogues des Carmelites’ by Francis Poulenc completed in 1956 is performed for the first time in Ukraine by Vasyl Vovkun.

Kateryna Antoshkina of RC Metalist-1925 Kharkiv is tackled by Yulia Bohdanova of RC Levytsi Lviv during 2024 Ukrainian Women's Rugby Sevens Super League at Yunist Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.

Maksym Prykupenko, head of the Lviv veterans hospital, carries a religious cross during the funeral ceremony for Svitlana Lukianchyk at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church on July 10, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Svitlana Lukianchyk, 30, paediatric nephrologist, was killed in a Russian missile strike on the Okhmatdyt specialised children's hospital in Kyiv on July 8.

Serviceman conducts training with rifle for civilians at Kruty Heroes Military Lyceum on August 12, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.

A plastun, Ukrainian Plast scout, pours water over her colleague on the anniversary of the Plast movement foundation on April 13, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Plast is a national scouting organization in Ukraine, which promotes patriotic education of the youth based on Christian morality. The organization was created in 1911, shortly after the founding of the scouting movement, and on April 12, 1912 the first Plast Oath was taken in Lviv.

Crimean Tatar woman looks at books of the Holy Quran, which survived occupation, during memorial event to mark 80th anniversary of Crimean Tatar genocide on May 18, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. On this day the Soviet authorities started deportation of the Crimean Tatars from Crimea in 1944. About 200,000 people were deported, mostly to Uzbekistan.

Soldiers of the honour guard march on Rynok (Market) Square in front of the Lviv City Hall during the celebration of the 768th anniversary of the foundation of the city on April 27, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. This year, due to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, no festive events are held on the city’s founding day.

People visit the Vivat bookstore to buy a book and support the publishing house hit by Russian missiles on May 24, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. On May 23 the Russian missile attack on Kharkiv resulted in damage to the Faktor-Druk — one of the largest full-cycle printing complexes in Europe. This holding includes, in particular, one of the top Ukrainian publishing houses Vivat, which has its own network of bookstores. According to the owner of Faktor-Druk Serhiy Polituchyi, this attack will significantly affect Ukraine's book publishing industry, reducing its overall capacity by 30–40%.

Priest Andrii Sidanych sprinkles worshippers with holy water during the Orthodox Palm Sunday service near the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church on April 28, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. On Palm Sunday, worshippers commemorate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. The feast marks the beginning of the rites of the Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday.

An activist from a car holds black and red flag urging for the return of Ukrainian soldiers of Mariupol garrison from Russian captivity during the rally on June 2, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. The ‘Don’t be silent. Captivity kills’ car rally in support of the captured defenders of Mariupol is held to remind the Ukrainian society about the Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity or gone missing for more than two years.

Yana Stepanenko, 12, who lost her legs in Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk, trains for the Boston Marathon at the stadium on April 4, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the Kramatorsk train station killing nearly 60 people and injuring more than 100, according to the Ukrainian government.

A funeral procession for Iryna Tsybukh moves across the city centre on June 3, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Iryna ‘Cheka’ Tsybukh, a 25-year-old combat medic of the Medical Volunteer Battalion ‘Hospitallers’, a Ukrainian public activist, and a journalist was killed while on rotation near the front in Kharkiv Oblast on May 29 during a rotation and evacuation of wounded from the front line.

Wounded Ukrainian veterans, patients of the ‘Unbroken’ National Rehabilitation Center, play with rugby ball at Yunist Stadium on June 15, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.

Firefighters have a break after search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile strike on the city's residential buildings on September 4, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Russia carried out a large-scale missile attack on Lviv, resulting in the destruction of residential buildings with at least seven killed, including three children.

A priest sprinkles holy water at Ukrainian cadets of the Kruty Heroes Lviv Lyceum during the celebrations for the beginning of the new school year on August 31, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. This year girls are admitted to the Kruty Heroes (Heroiv Krut) military lyceum for the first time.

A man feeds pigeons during snowfall on November 28, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. After Russian massive bombing campaign on the country’s energy infrastructure in the winter of 2022, Ukrainians prepare for another brutal winter.

A student holds a placard ‘Entrance is there’ appealing to fire Iryna Farion from her position at the university in front of Lviv Polytechnic National University on November 14, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Professor Iryna Farion, a linguist and a former far-right politician has criticised recently Ukrainian servicemen for communicating in Russian. On November 8 she has published a letter of support from a student from occupied Crimea without hiding his personal data, who has been captured later by the Russian authorities.

People wearing Ukrainian flags stand next to the memorial on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) made of thousands of small Ukrainian flags with inscriptions of call signs and death dates of Ukrainian soldiers killed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on November 10, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Soldiers of the honour guard carry the coffin of the fallen Ukrainian serviceman Bohdan Moshkara during the farewell ceremony at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church on November 8, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine.

A boy holds a banner that reads ‘Free Azov’ during the rally organized by Ukrainian POWs relatives near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on April 28, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. The Free Azov rally in support of the captured defenders of Mariupol was held in Lviv and other Ukrainian cities. The participants came out to remind the Ukrainian society about the Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity for more than two years.

A serviceman sits next to bonfire lit during the farewell ceremony to Iryna Tsybukh at Lychakiv Cemetery on June 3, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Iryna ‘Cheka’ Tsybukh, a 25-year-old combat medic of the Medical Volunteer Battalion ‘Hospitallers’, a Ukrainian public activist, and a journalist was killed while on rotation near the front in Kharkiv Oblast on May 29 during a rotation and evacuation of wounded from the front line.

Ukrainian football supporters of FC Karpaty Lviv join the rally urging for the return of Ukrainian soldiers from Russian captivity organized by Ukrainian POWs relatives near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on June 9, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. The Free Azov rally in support of the captured defenders of Mariupol was held in Lviv. The participants came out to remind the Ukrainian society about the Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity for more than two years.

Ukrainian schoolchildren arrive for a bell ceremony to mark the new school year on September 1, 2024 in Zapytiv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, full-time education with the possibility of mixed education remains relevant for Ukrainian schools in wartime conditions. The official start of the academic year in Ukraine is September 2, 2024, and the end is June 30, 2025.

A funeral procession moves through the city during a farewell ceremony for the Bazylevych family members who died following a Russian missile strike, on September 6, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. Hundreds of people turned out to pay their last respects to Yevheniia, Yaryna, Daryna and Emiliia Bazylevych died after a Russian missile strike on their home on the night of September 4. Only the husband and father, Yaroslav Bazylevych, survived. On September 4, the Russian army carried out a large-scale missile attack on Ukrainian cities. In Lviv, the strike resulted in the destruction of residential buildings and at least 7 people were killed, including three children.

Ukrainian veteran with leg amputations joins the rally organized by Ukrainian POWs relatives near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on September 21, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine. The Free Azov rally in support of the captured defenders of Mariupol regularly takes place in Lviv and other Ukrainian cities. The participants — activists and relatives of the POWs come out to remind people about the Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity for more than two years.

Police officer gets an award during National Police Day celebration on August 4, 2016 in Kherson, Ukraine.

Volodymyr Kuntyi, veteran of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), holds Ukrainian flag at Lychakiv Cemetery during the commemoration of the 105th anniversary of creation of the West Ukrainian People's Republic on November 1, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine.

A crucifix from St. Nicholas Church in Nahuievychy is seen during the opening of the ‘Saved’ exhibition of restored artefacts of Lviv National Literary and Memorial Museum of Ivan Franko on October 24, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine.

A woman holds the flag of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade during the opening of the exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian defenders who are considered missing or imprisoned on October 21, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. The ‘We believe, we wait’ exhibition is organized by the wives of the servicemen of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade.

Soldiers of the honour guard march during the commemoration ceremony for Ukrainian defenders at Lychakiv Cemetery on October 1, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine is marked on the day of the Intercession of the Theotokos. This year it is celebrated for the first time on October 1.

Plastuns, Ukrainian Plast scouts, hold Ukrainian flag during the opening of the Plast study year on September 17, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Plast is a national scouting organization in Ukraine, which promotes patriotic education of the youth based on Christian morality. The organization was created in 1911, shortly after the founding of the scouting movement, and on April 12, 1912 the first Plast Oath was taken in Lviv.

An activist pours red paint in front of the building of the Lviv Regional State Administration during the rally against the misuse of budget funds by the authorities of the region on September 15, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. The action is held for the second time in Lviv. Earlier the same rally has been held in Odesa.

A girl looks through the window of a burned Russian army pickup with remains of missiles during ‘Unbroken Kherson’ charity action on September 9, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. The project is aimed to raise funds for the inhabitants and servicepersons of Kherson.

Boris Johnson puts on academic dress during his visit to Ivan Franko National University of Lviv on September 9, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Johnson has repeatedly visited Ukraine. On October 4, 2022, the Academic Council at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv has awarded Boris Johnson the title of Doctor Honoris Causa.

Woman stands next to the soldier of the honour guard holding a cross during the farewell ceremony at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church on Ukraine's Independence Day on August 24, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Today a funeral is held for three servicemen, Anatolii Marko, Illia Pelykh and Ihor Gordon who died defending Ukraine from the Russian army.

Wounded serviceman in wheelchair holds Ukrainian flag during the opening of Angels Square on Ukraine’s Independence Day on August 24, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Former Iavorovskyi Square is renamed as a part of decolonisation process. The square lies in front of the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church, where funeral ceremonies to the fallen soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are held.

An actor wearing clothes from ‘Dovbush’ movie holds his hand on a flintlock pistol during performance near Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet to present the movie on August 21, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. The production of ‘Dovbush’, a history epic, began 2018 and 2022 the premiere was postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film will be released on screens on August 24, 2023, on Ukraine's Independence Day.

Funeral ceremony is held for Anastasia Seniv and Myroslava Sadova at the Latin Cathedral on July 8, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Anastasia Seniv and Myroslava Sadova died on July 6, 2023 after the Russian missile strike on a residential building in Western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Ten people were killed and more than 40 were injured that night.

Rescuers bring a stretcher during search operation for missing people under the ruins of apartment building struck by a missile on July 6, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Five people are killed and more then 40 are injured after Russian cruise missile slammed into a residential building in Western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

A serviceman stands near the cross during the memorial service to Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church on July 5, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukrainian writer and human rights activist Victoria Amelina, 37, died on July 1 after she was critically injured in a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk on June 27. Since 2022 Victoria Amelina has been documenting war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and its troops on the territory of Ukraine and other countries.

Vladyslav Manger is seen after the pronouncement of verdict in Kateryna Handziuk murder case on June 26, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Vladyslav Manger, former Kherson regional council chairman, Oleksiy Levin (Moskalenko), former Kherson regional council deputy’s assistant, are both sentenced to 10 years in prison for organisation of assassination of Kateryna Handziuk. Kateryna Handziuk, adviser to the Mayor of Kherson and local anti-corruption and civil rights activist, died on November 4, 2018 months after an acid attack on her on July 31 outside her house in Kherson.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelenska attends 11th International Book Arsenal Festival on June 22, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. In spite of the ongoing war International Book Arsenal Festival will run in Kyiv from June 22 to 25. In 2022 the festival was cancelled due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Donors donate blood in mobile blood station on May 25, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. FESTrepublic space with Lviv Regional Blood Service Center and ‘With an Angel on His Shoulder’ charitable foundation present Ukraine's first mobile blood donation unit, a special bus for blood donations. During the presentation Ukrainian volunteers donate their blood. Immediately, blood will be collected for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and current needs in Lviv region.

MSG Ivan Tataurov presents the Cross of Hero award to relative of the serviceman killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul on May 23, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. On Heroes' Day the fallen soldiers of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade are posthumously honored. The families of the fallen defenders are awarded 70 Hero's Cross orders. The military decoration is initiated in the 24th Brigade and borrowed from the times of the Ukrainian People's Republic.

A pigeon flies between servicemen of Azov Brigade during farewell ceremony at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church on May 20, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Bohdan ‘The Pirate’ Kril died during the shelling of Azovstal on May 8, 2022. Ivan ‘John’ Biskup died in the Eastern front on May 14, 2023. Roman Mysak died in the Eastern front on May 11, 2023.

A Ukrainian veteran receives a kiss after finishing a cycling qualification race for the Invictus Games on April 30, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. Veterans of the war in Ukraine who have been injured can apply to participate in the international games, which will be held from September 9 to 16 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

A boy tries a sports bow at the ‘Killers have no place at the Olympic Games’ exhibition on February 24, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Оn the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine Lviv are calling on the sports community around the world to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. A performance titled ‘Killers have no place at the Olympic Games’ was held in one of the city's sports halls. The exhibition included photos of deceased athletes who gave up their lives for their homeland, alongside their sports equipment that would not be taken to the Olympic Games. During the Russian aggression in Ukraine, more than 220 Ukrainian athletes died and 320 objects of sports infrastructure were destroyed.

A woman carries bottles with water from an aid centre as water shortage continues in the city on November 29, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. After the liberation of Kherson by the Ukrainian forces the residents suffer from constant Russian shelling as well as from the shortage of water, electricity, gas and heating. Kherson was the only regional capital captured by the Russian forces following its invasion on February 24.

Theatre technician puts a mark on the stage of Maria Zankovetska Theatre on October 16, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine.

People gather in the centre of Lviv near the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet to get the Internet connection on October 10, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. Lviv, the western Ukrainian city, suffers partial blackout, lack of water, Internet and mobile network after Russian mass missile attack which struck numerous Ukrainian cities on the morning of October 10, including the city centre of Kyiv.

People sit next to Check hedgehogs in the city centre on September 19, 2022 in Odesa, Ukraine.

Women are seen in a living room of a shelter for internally displaced persons on June 6, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. Lviv has served as a stopover and shelter for the millions of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, either to the safety of nearby countries or the relative security of Western Ukraine. Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, triggering the largest military attack in Europe since World War II.

Smoke after explosion at the airport of Chornobaivka seen on May 2, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine.